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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 4/8/24, Thor Industries, Inc. (Symbol: THO), John Wiley & Sons Inc. (Symbol: WLY), and Dollar General Corp (Symbol: DG) will all trade ex-dividend for their respective upcoming dividends. Thor Industries, Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.48 on 4/23/24, John Wiley & Sons Inc. will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.35 on 4/25/24, and Dollar General Corp will pay its quarterly dividend of $0.59 on 4/23/24. As a percentage of THO's recent stock price of $112.51, this dividend works out to approximately 0.43%, so look for shares of Thor Industries, Inc. to trade 0.43% lower — all else being equal — when THO shares open for trading on 4/8/24. Similarly, investors should look for WLY to open 0.91% lower in price and for DG to open 0.37% lower, all else being equal.

Below are dividend history charts for THO, WLY, and DG, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent ones declared.

Thor Industries, Inc. (Symbol: THO):

John Wiley & Sons Inc. (Symbol: WLY):

Dollar General Corp (Symbol: DG):

In general, dividends are not always predictable, following the ups and downs of company profits over time. Therefore, a good first due diligence step in forming an expectation of annual yield going forward, is looking at the history above, for a sense of stability over time. This can help in judging whether the most recent dividends from these companies are likely to continue. If they do continue, the current estimated yields on annualized basis would be 1.71% for Thor Industries, Inc., 3.64% for John Wiley & Sons Inc., and 1.48% for Dollar General Corp.

In Thursday trading, Thor Industries, Inc. shares are currently off about 0.2%, John Wiley & Sons Inc. shares are up about 0.1%, and Dollar General Corp shares are up about 2.8% on the day.

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